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Gallaudet University visit, Washington DC

Gallaudet University visit, Washington DC

Gallaudet University Go Global Fair  |  November 2023    A Day of Discovery: Exploring the World with VoluntEars at Gallaudet University November 8th, 2023, was an exciting day at Gallaudet University. They hosted the Go Global Fair, a special event where students...

Trip update: Sri Lanka – July 2023

Trip update: Sri Lanka – July 2023

Sri Lanka Trip  |  July 2023The VoluntEars Sri Lanka trip in July 2023 was our first trip back to this beautiful tropical island since before covid. It was great to be back! We have missed spending time with our Sri Lankan friends and colleagues, eating their tasty...

Our covid-19 guarantee – Updated

Our covid-19 guarantee – Updated

Updated Covid-19 guarantee for 2023/4  At the time of writing this (June 2023), Covid-19 no longer affects any of our destinations and all our trips are running as normal. However, we know some people may be concerned about paying money in case their trip is affected...

Everest Base Camp trek – Kit list

Everest Base Camp trek – Kit list

Everest Base Camp trek kit list   Trekking to base camp? Then you'll need our Everest Base Camp trek kit list. This page will help you plan what to pack! Choosing the right equipment is one of the most important parts of preparing for your trip. Having the right or...

Ideas for new trips

Ideas for new trips

Ideas for new trips with VoluntEarsWe are busy planning some new short trips for 2023/4 and we’d love your feedback please!! These ideas are all for short trips (4 days or 1 week) which means less time off work, closer destinations so shorter and cheaper flights but...

Training for the Everest Base Camp trek

Training for the Everest Base Camp trek

Training for the Everest Base Camp trek   So you've decided to challenge yourself! Us too! That's why we're trekking to Everest Base Camp. And to prove we can all achieve our dreams when we set our minds to it. Below we give information to help you with training for...

Black Friday 2021

Black Friday 2021

Black Friday discount on 2022 trips to Ghana, Nepal & Sri Lanka   We all love a discount so here's one from VoluntEars! For Black Friday and Cyber Monday 2021 we are offering a £100 discount* on all our Sri Lanka, Ghana and Nepal 2022 trips if you book before...

Nepal in January 2022

Nepal in January 2022

Nepal is now open and we're planning a trip!Are you fully vaccinated against Covid-19? Would you like to travel soon? If the answer is yes then we'll run a Nepal trip in January 2022. We know it's short notice but sometimes the most memorable things are booked quite...

We are open!

We are open!

Our trips are back!We are delighted to announce that Nepal, Sri Lanka and Ghana are now all open to international travellers again. What does this mean? It means we are now taking bookings for trips in 2022 and 2023. Anyone wanting to book can now go ahead and...

Our Covid-19 guarantee for 2021/22 trips

Our Covid-19 guarantee for 2021/22 trips

The VoluntEars Covid-19 guarantee for future tripsWe know many people want to book trips for 2022 and 2023 but are concerned about paying money in case their trip is affected by Covid-19. We want our customers to have the excitement of booking their trips and be able...

Blenheim Palace Triathlon 2022 – join our team now!

Blenheim Palace Triathlon 2022 – join our team now!

Blenheim Palace Triathlon May 2022 - challenge yourself by joining our relay team!Here at VoluntEars we believe it’s good to spice up our lives every so often, have something big to focus on and look forward to, and complete a challenge once in a while. These things...

Coronavirus update September 2020

Coronavirus update September 2020

Coronavirus update - September 2020 We are sorry to announce we are not running our Ghana trip in October 2020 due to international travel restrictions with Covid-19. All customers booked on this trip have been contacted to make alternative arrangements. We will make...

Coronavirus update April 2020

Coronavirus update April 2020

Coronavirus update - April 2020During these difficult times, we want to reassure all our customers that your safety and well-being is our number one priority. We are certainly navigating through uncharted waters and these are challenging times for everyone, so we...

Lara Scott – my fundraising tips

Lara Scott – my fundraising tips

Lara Scott raised £1,405 in 3 months. This paid for her Sri Lanka Trip with VoluntEars. Below Lara explains how.  Why did you join a VoluntEars trip? "It had been my passion to travel and help in a developing country to gain the enriching experience culture in deaf...

Mum and son in Nepal

Mum and son in Nepal

Donna and her son Noah joined a VoluntEars trip to Nepal. Below, Donna describes what it was like travelling and volunteering together.  "This summer my son, Noah who is 14, and I went to Nepal for two weeks with VoluntEars. We helped to do light renovations and paint...

VoluntEars short film

VoluntEars short film

VoluntEars video | April 2019 Watch our new VoluntEars short film! This short film gives you a quick insight into our trips to Nepal, Ghana and Sri Lanka. You will see volunteers helping at our partner Deaf schools, trekking in the Himalayan mountains in Nepal,...

A CSW abroad – by Sally Huggins

A CSW abroad – by Sally Huggins

What's it like to volunteer in Nepal? Sally Huggins joined VoluntEars in Nepal in January 2019 and wrote the following blog about her trip. A CSW abroad - by Sally Huggins I’d been looking at the organisation, VoluntEars, on and off for around a year. I was initially...

Nepal January 2018 – trip update

Nepal January 2018 – trip update

Nepal 2 Week Group Trip  |  January 2018 Our first 2 Week Group Trip of 2018 started in Kathmandu, Nepal. Volunteers arrived on New Year's eve and were treated to 2 weeks of uninterrupted sunshine, blue skies and mountain views. What a way to start a new year! We were...

Peter Kyle, MP, supports VoluntEars

Peter Kyle, MP, supports VoluntEars

MP for Hove supports VoluntEars We are proud that VoluntEars has been endorsed by our local MP, Peter Kyle, after he met our Director, Richard Clowes, recently. Peter says: "I recently met Richard Clowes, the founder and Director of an organisation called VoluntEars,...

Mary Hare School Trip to Nepal in July 2017

Mary Hare School Trip to Nepal in July 2017

Full update  |  Mary Hare School Nepal Tailor-made Group Trip  |  July 2017 This year we introduced our Tailor-made Group Trips. These trips are arranged especially for school or university groups, or a group of friends or colleagues who want a bespoke trip arranging...

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